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Abu Dhabi WC 2024
Luukas Saha (FIN) Jumps a 43 Year Old Hurdle

In 1981 Juha Salonen won a bronze medal at the Maastricht World Championships at +95 kg.

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
Technical Analysis, Day 4: Let's Talk Judo

When you love judo, you can talk about it forever, no time limit, no getting tired of it, just a constant ...

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
Abu Dhabi World Championships 2024 – Day 5 Preview

A thrilling fourth day of competition at the Abu Dhabi World Championships 2024 saw Margaux Pinot (FRA), ...

Athlete Stories
Emma Reid: This Year Has Snowballed!

Emma Reid’s medal-winning performance at the Abu Dhabi World Championships 2024 will be remembered ...

Abu Dhabi Worlds 2024
A Special Presentation for a very Special Judoka

The fourth day of the Abu Dhabi World Championships 2024 saw a further 137 athletes across the -70 kg, ...

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
-78 kg: Wagner Dominates Every Single Round

An in-form Anna-Maria Wagner is very special indeed.

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
-90kg: Tajima Takes World Title Back to Japan

The -90kg category at the Abu Dhabi World Championships 2024 was typically stacked, with a whole host ...

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
-70 kg: A Golden Day for Pinot

The category leader, Elisavet Teltsidou (GRE) is a big thrower, favouring the koshi-waza range.

IJF Store
The IJF Store Is Online

At the beginning of March 2024, during the Upper Austria Grand Prix, we announced the launch of the IJF ...

Athlete Stories
Christa Deguchi OLY

This is a story more than 7 years in the making. It has been followed closely by the world’s sports ...

Abu Dhabi Worlds 2024
Abu Dhabi World Championships 2024 – Day 4 Preview

We’ve reached the halfway point at the Abu Dhabi World Championships as day three of the individual ...

Interview
A Samurai in Abu Dhabi

Everyone remembers Shin Koyamada in The Last Samurai, an epic period action drama film directed and produced ...